Oakland joined the street-shutdown movement Thursday with its announced plan to close 74 miles of streets to through traffic. San Francisco could follow suit, but it stands out as a laggard.
Tag: pandemic
Posted inCoronavirus, Education, Housing
Facing Criticism, SFSU Offers Partial Refund for Students to Leave Housing During Pandemic
San Francisco State University students say they still don’t have clear guidance from the administration about whether they must leave university housing and take all of their belongings with them because of the coronavirus pandemic and statewide shelter-in-place order. With continued uncertainty, more students who had planned to keep their campus housing say they have changed course again and are heading home or to other locations for the rest of the spring semester. Over email, the university housing department confirmed that, “on a prorated basis, refunds for room and board and meal plans will be provided for residential students who have left housing.”
Posted inBay Area, Coronavirus, Health
Hand Sanitizer Mini-Factories Popping Up Around Bay Area
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, people are making their own hand-sanitizer to donate to community groups around the Bay Area.
Posted inCoronavirus, Law & Justice
S.F.’s Jailed Children Barred From In-Person Visits
As efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19 ramp up, incarcerated youth are now restricted to visiting with loved ones via video conference.
Posted inCity Hall, Coronavirus, Homelessness
Many San Francisco Emergency Handwashing Stations Broken, Empty, Missing
Stations were in a poor state, barely a week after they were installed to slow the spread of the coronavirus among the homeless. Officials pointed to overuse, as well as a private contractor that may have placed some stations in the wrong locations.
Posted inCoronavirus, Law & Justice, Public Safety
S.F. Police Should Curb Enforcement as Coronavirus Spreads, Public Defender Argues
San Francisco’s public defender is calling on police to scale back enforcement of low-level crimes. With the city in a state of emergency due to the coronavirus, risk mitigation is paramount, the agency said.